Robert Herjavec
AI/Machine Learning

Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec joins Melbourne data lakehouse scaleup Zetaris and also invests in it

- March 13, 2025 2 MIN READ

US Shark Tank investor and cybersecurity startup founder Robert Herjavec is joining Melbourne scaleup Zetaris as executive director of global strategy. He was so impressed, he’s also invested in the company, although that figure was not disclosed. Herjavec believes Zetaris has unicorn (worth more than $1bn) potential. Zetaris was founded in 2013 by Vinay Samuel and… Read more »

Robyn Denholm and Scott Farquhar
People

Lobby group The Tech Council of Australia rearranges its chairs, with Atlassian’s Scott Farquhar replacing Robyn Denholm

- March 13, 2025 3 MIN READ

Robyn Denholm, chair of beleaguered car manufacturer Tesla, is stepping down as inaugural chair of industry lobby group The Tech Council of Australia (TCA), after 3.5 years in the role. She will be replaced by Atlassian cofounder Scott Farquhar, who stepped away from his day job as co-CEO last year, and has also been on… Read more »

People

Why Google’s new quantum chip has an Australian flavour

- March 11, 2025 3 MIN READ

A quantum computing innovation developed by researchers at the University of Sydney is being used in Google’s latest quantum chip, called Willow. The processor, which was unveiled by the tech giant in December, utilises a breakthrough in error correction which can improve the performance of quantum devices. The technology was formally detailed in 2021 when… Read more »

Elon Musk
Business

Sinking in: Tesla EV sales are tanking in Australia

- March 10, 2025 3 MIN READ

While the Tesla CEO is busy rage-tweeting, Roman saluting, dialling into far-right German political rallies, cutting aid funding and sacking US government workers, sales of his car brand in Australia, as well as the rest of the world have gone over a cliff, with January’s poor results continuing in February. The plunge for Nasdaq-listed EV… Read more »

Business

Keith Pitt, Buildkite’s cofounder and CEO, exits suddenly

- March 4, 2025 2 MIN READ

Keith Pitt, the cofounder and CEO of software startup Buildkite, has left the business. Company chair Barry Crist portrayed Pitt’s sudden departure without a replacement as “part of the normal lifecycle of a technology company”. US-based Crist, a 20-year veteran of developer tools, including leading Chef Software, will be acting CEO as the company hunts… Read more »

Business

Airwallex and McLaren have teamed up with the Aboriginal artist who did burnouts in a Rolls-Royce for the Melbourne F1

- February 26, 2025 2 MIN READ

If you’ve ever had a meal at di Stasio’s Citta in Melbourne, or watched the Matildas play Japan last week, you’ve seen the work of Kamilaroi artist Reko Rennie. Rennie’s 8-minute video, OA_RR, driving a Rolls Royce in burnouts in the desert country of his grandmother, plays behind the bar at the Italian restaurant, and… Read more »

Richard White
ASX

Prodigal founder: Richard White returns to WiseTech as executive chairman after boardroom bloodletting

- February 26, 2025 3 MIN READ

Wisetech Global’s former CEO, Richard White, finally has a new job at the logistics software company he founded 30 years ago – executive chairman. The appointment follows the resignation of former chair Richard Dammery and three other non-executive directors, Lisa Brock, Michael Malone and Fiona Pak-Poy, on Monday in a battle for control of the… Read more »

WiseTech Global founder and CEO Richard White
ASX

Four WiseTech Global directors, including the chair, resign in fight over founder Richard White’s future – and the logistics company’s share fell 21%

- February 24, 2025 3 MIN READ

Four independent non-executive directors (NED), on the WiseTech board, including chair Richard Dammery, have resigned and will depart from the company when its half-yearly results are released on Wednesday. The other NEDS stepping down are Lisa Brock, Michael Malone and Fiona Pak-Poy. Joining as a new director of the ASX-listed logistics software business is Shearwater… Read more »

matt berriman
People

RealVC founder Matt Berriman heads to US as Livewire boss

- February 21, 2025 2 MIN READ

Sydney startup Livewire’s US focus is ramping up with RealVC founder Matt Berriman joining the 4-year-old martech CEO and executive chair, having recently relocated to New York for the role. He’s not the only one crossing the Pacific. Livewire cofounder Brad Manuel is also moving to Los Angeles to capitalise on opportunities with entertainment studios,… Read more »